Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients

2 medium ripe bananas, peeled

1¼ cups all purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

1½ teaspoons baking powder

1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

¾ cup brown sugar

½ cup butter, room temperature

1 large egg

¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

How to Bake

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend.

2. Mash bananas with fork in another medium bowl until smooth.

3. Using electric mixer, beat egg, sugar and butter in large bowl until light 

    and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then add vanilla extract.

4. Add all dry ingredients in the egg mixture until smooth then add mashed 

    banana and mix completely.

5. Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips in the batter if using one.

6. Preheat turbo broiler to 175°C.

7. Divide batter among muffin cups with paper liners about 3/4 full.

8. Bake cupcakes for 15 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes 

    out clean.

9. Transfer the banana cupcakes to cooling rack and let cool completely.